BY WALTER OPINDE Born on 23rd February 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the young Du Bois grew up to become an African-American sociologist, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, historian, editor, and author. He grew up in a relatively unified and tolerant community. The young William reportedly excelled quite well in Great Barrington’s public school, graduating as […]
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